Sintra Line

{{short description|Portuguese railway line}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Sintra Line

| image = Rossio_train_station_interior.jpg

| image_width = 300px

| caption = Rossio railway station

| native_name = Linha de Sintra

| native_name_lang= pt

| type = Heavy rail

| status = Operational

| locale = Lisbon, Amadora and Sintra, Portugal

| start = Rossio

| end = Sintra

| connectinglines = Cintura Line, Oeste Line

| stations = 15

| linelength = {{convert|27.2|km|abbr=on}}

| tracks = Double-track (From Rossio to Campolide, from Agualva-Cacém to Sintra) and Quadruple-track (From Campolide to Agualva-Cacém)

| gauge = {{Track gauge|1668mm|allk=on}}

| electrification = 25 kV / 50 Hz Overhead line

| map = {{routemap|inline=yes|collapsible=yes|collapsed=yes|map=

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\\exCONTg\\~~ ~~R. Cacilhas~~→ Barreiro (cancelled proj.)

\exhKRZWae!~GRZq\~~ ~~ ~~× Tagus ⇡{{resize|70%|Almada}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Lisbon}}

\utXBHF-L\KXBHFxa-R\\~~{{0}}0,000~~Lisboa-Rossio

\STR\~~ ~~ ~~ ~~⇄ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Restauradores

tSTRa~~{{0}}0,194~~ ~~Rossio tunnel (south entrance)Sepúlveda, Jacinto: [http://engenhariacivil.wordpress.com/2007/09/16/tunel-do-rossio-parte-ii/ Túnel do Rossio – Parte II]. Retrieved 4 February 2019

\umtKRZtq\~~ ~~ ~~× Ascensor da Glória

tSTR

\umtKRZtq\utSTR+r~~ ~~ ~~× Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Yellow

\etXBHF-L\utXBHF-R~~ ~~Rato (Lisbon Metro)~~(canc. pj.)~~⇄̸ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Rato

tSTR~~ ~~ ~~Rossio tunnel~~2613 m

tRP4q\tSTR!~tRP4q\tRP4q!~tRP2s~~ ~~ ~~× Marquês tunnel

\tRP2e!~tSTR\tRP2r!~lENDE@F~~ ~~ ~~emergency road access

\tSTR\uexSPLa

ucvSTRq\cd!~uvSTR+rf-!~uSTRq-\uSTRq-!~tSTR\uexvSTR!~uv-STR+rg~~ ~~ ~~× Carris: Amoreiras–Campolide

uSTR\tVNT\uevSTR~~ ~~ ~~ventilation shaft

c!~uexvSTRq!~u-STRl\cd!~uexvSTRrg-!~uexvSTRq\uxvSTRq!~tSTR\uexvSTRq!~uevSTRr~~ ~~ ~~× Carris: Mq. Fronteira

\\tSTR\CONTg\~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Cintura/L. Sul Alcântara-T./Tunes

\tSTRe\STR~~{{0}}2,807~~ ~~Rossio tunnel (north entrance)

\\XBHF-L\XPLTeq!~BHFSPLa\~~{{0}}3,100~~Campolide

KDSTa\SHI3gl!~SHI3+l\vSHI3gr-STR!~vSHI3+r-~~ ~~EMEF Campolide~~ ~~⇄ Campolide-A

CONTg\KRWl\KRWg+r\vSTR-SHI3gl\SHI3+r~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Cintura Braço de Prata

SPLa\\SPLa\SPLe\SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)

vÜSTr\d\d!~hRP4aq\vSKRZ-G4h\SKRZ-G4h\SKRZ-G4hr~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Correia Barreto

vBHF\\vENDEe-SHI1r\STR\STR!~num3l~~(Sete Rios)

c!~num1r!~vSTR2-\cd!~STRl\cSTRc3\cdLSTRq\KRZu\STRr\SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Correia Barreto

STRc1\LSTR+4\ABZgl\SKRZ-G4uq\ABZg+r~~ ~~ ~~× IP7 (Eixo N.–S.)

\ABZgl\KRZu\STR+r!~num1m!\kSTR3~~ ~~C. Sete Rios (1)~~(old route)(2)

\exKRWl!~ENDEe!~num2le!\exKRW+r!~ABZg+l\kSTRr+1!~STRr\kSTRc4!~num3r~~c. Benfica-Camp.-A (3)

eHST~~{{0}}4,237~~Cruz da Pedra~~(dem.)

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

BRÜCKE2~~ ~~ ~~× Tv. S. D. Benfica

eHST~~{{0}}5,0{{0|00}}~~S. D. de Benfica~~(dem.)

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× Estr. Calh. Benfica

SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× IC19 Seg. Circ., Av. N. Matos

\\BHF\\~~{{0}}6,275~~Benfica

eHST!~exlGRZal~~{{0|00,000}}~~Buraca~~(dem.)

STR!~exlGRZ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~↖{{resize|70%|Lisbon}} →{{resize|70%|Amadora}} (old border, 1991)

SKRZ-G2u!~exlGRZ~~ ~~ ~~× R. Issan Sartawi

tRP4q!~STR!~exlGRZe!~GRZq~~ ~~ ~~× CRIL~~⇡{{resize|70%|Lisbon}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Amadora}}

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

eHST~~ ~~Santa Cruz de Benfica~~(dem.)

\\BHF\\~~{{0}}7,468~~Santa Cruz-Damaia

dRP2q!~lhdSTRae+L\dRP2\dSTR\dRP2q!~lhdSTRae+R\d~~ ~~ ~~∥ R. Conde Tomar; × Av. D. Pedro V

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

eHST~~{{0}}7,9{{0|00,000}}~~Damaia~~(dem.)

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

KDSTaq\BUEq\ABZgr\\~~{{0}}7,982~~Ramal Amadora-Sorefame

eHST~~ ~~“J. Pimenta”~~(closed, dem.)

\\BHF\\~~{{0}}8,400~~Reboleira

hSTRq cerulean\d!~WVIADUKT1-R\tSTRq_cerulean\dSTRq cerulean~~ ~~ ~~× Águas Livres Aq.~~⇄ Image:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg Reboleira

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Brasil

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Est. Salvador Allende

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

\\BHF\\~~10,010~~Amadora

RP2ensRP2\SKRZ-G2u\RP2wnsRP2~~ ~~ ~~├ Av. Gago Coutinho; ┤ Av. Cardoso Lopes

RP2wnsRP2\STR\RP2ensRP2~~ ~~ ~~∥ Av. António Feijó; ∥ Av. Álvares Cabral

RP2ensRP2\SKRZ-G2u\RP2wnsRP2~~ ~~ ~~├ Av. Sacadura Cabral; ┤ Av. Ultramar

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Humberto Delgado

hKRZWa!~GRZq~~ ~~ ~~× Rib. Carenque ⇡{{resize|70%|Amadora}} ⇣{{resize|70%|Sintra}}

hSKRZ-G4e~~ ~~ ~~× Est. Águas Livres

\\BHF\\~~12,054~~Queluz-Belas

hKRZWae~~ ~~ ~~× Rio Jamor

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Duarte Pacheco

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× Pct. Paz

\\BHF\\~~12,975~~Monte Abraão~~(formerly Queluz-Massamá)

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Sá Carneiro

BS2c2\BS2lr!~STR\BS2c3

BS2c1\BS2+lr!~lENDE@G\BS2c4

SKRZ-G2o!~GRZal~~ ~~ ~~× R. Carlos Lopes ⇠{{resize|70%|Sintra}} ⇢{{resize|70%|Oeiras, Portugal}}

SKRZ-G4u!~GRZ~~ ~~ ~~× A9 (IC18, CREL)

SKRZ-G2o!~GRZ~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Inf. D. Henrique

\\BHF!~GRZ\\~~15,110~~Massamá-Barcarena~~(formerly Barcarena-Tercena)

STR!~GRZel~~ ~~ ~~⇠{{resize|70%|Sintra}} ⇢{{resize|70%|Oeiras, Portugal}}

SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× acesso ao IC19 / Cacém

\\BHF\\~~17,343~~Agualva-Cacém

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Bons Amigos

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SKRZ-G2o

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

\kABZg3!~KRWgl\KRW+r~~17,840~~ ~~Bifurcação de Meleças

CONTgq\kABZq1\hKRZa!~kSTRc4\STRr\~~{{0|00,000}}~~L. Oeste Figueira da Foz

hKRZWe~~ ~~ ~~× Ribeira das Jardas

SKRZ-G4u~~ ~~ ~~× R. Pôr do Sol

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× Av. Descobertas

\\BHF\\~~20,740~~Rio de Mouro

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Fonte Velha

\\BHF\\~~21,860~~Mercês

SKRZ-G4o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Vitorino Nemésio

\\BHF\\~~23,100~~Algueirão-Mem Martins

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

BS2c2\SHI2gr\

vDST-STR\d~~24,565~~Algueirão-Parque

vSKRZ-G4u\d~~ ~~ ~~× IC16 (EN9)

BS2c1\SHI2g+r\

\\BHF\\~~26,307~~Portela de Sintra

SKRZ-G2o~~ ~~ ~~× R. Tribunal

SBRÜCKE~~ ~~ ~~overpass

TUNNEL1!~RP2q~~ ~~Sintra tunnel~~× Estr. Chão de Meninos

uENDE+lxa\uexSTR+r\SBRÜCKE\\~~ ~~ ~~overpass

uCONTf\uexABZg+l\emKRZ\uexKBSTeq\~~ ~~Tram~~→ Praia das Maçãs

\uexXBHF-L\KXBHFe-R\\~~27,170~~Sintra

uexCONTf\\~~ ~~Tram~~→ Vila Velha

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Linha de Sintra is a railway line that connects the stations of Rossio and Sintra, Portugal. and is operated by Comboios de Portugal.

History

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The railway, one of the first to be planned in Portugal, was opened on 2 April 1887.{{cite news |last=Torres |first=Carlos Manitto |date=1 February 1958 |title=A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário |url=http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1958/N1683/N1683_master/GazetaCFN1683.pdf |work=Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro |access-date=3 February 2019}}Martins et al., p. 257 The southern terminus was changed from {{Stnlnk|Alcântara-Terra}} to {{Stnlnk|Rossio}}, after the station was inaugurated in June 1891. The duplication works were completed on 20 January 1949, and during the 1950s, the line was electrified.Reis, et al. p. 102 New rolling stock was introduced in the 1990s.{{cite magazine |last=Brazão |first=Carlos |date=1993 |title=Nuevas unidades eléctricas |language=es |magazine=Maquetren |location=Madrid |publisher=Resistor }} Quadruple-tracking between {{Stnlnk|Benfica}} and {{Stnlnk|Amadora}} had been completed by September 1999.{{Cite web |title=Cronologia {{!}} IP Patrimonio {{!}} Infraestruturas de Portugal |url=https://www.ippatrimonio.pt/pt-pt/a-descobrir/patrimonio-ferroviario/cronologia |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=www.ippatrimonio.pt}}

See also

References

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  • {{cite web |author= |date=7 December 2018 |title=2019 Network Statement |url=http://www.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt/sites/default/files/files/files/network_statement_2019.pdf |access-date=20 January 2019 }}
  • {{cite book |last=Reis |first=Francisco |last2=Gomes |first2=Rosa |last3=Gomes |first3=Gilberto |date=2006 |title=Os Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses 1856-2006 |language=pt |location=Lisbon |publisher=CP - Comboios de Portugal e Público-Comunicação Social S. A. |isbn=989-619-078-X}}

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